Amazon Taking Preorders for Newest Kindles; Sets Oct. Due Date

Amazon began taking preorders Tuesday for its smallest and lightest Kindle, a $99 device with 6-inch display, USB-C charging, up to six-week battery life and double the storage to 16 GB, it said Tuesday. The same features also come with the newest Kindle Kids tablet ($119), which includes a one-year subscription to Amazon Kids+ for age-appropriate books. A free, four-month Kindle Unlimited membership is included with Kindle for a limited time, it said. Product release day is Oct. 12, it said.